In Brief

OBJECTIVES
Pyrethrins extracted from flowers of the pyrethrum daisy flower are among the safest pesticides known world wide and in frequent use in organic farming. The International Centre for Pyrethrum Research will promote R&D aimed at improving the pyrethrin yield from pyrethrum plants and at developing new and improved pyrethrin-based safe, ecological products.

STRUCTURE AND GOVERNANCE
The Center operates as a largely virtual organization with a central office in Kunming but research activities both in China and abroad in the labs of the respective center members. The research achievements and rewards are distributed according to agreements signed between center members and the sponsoring Honghe Senju Biological company and/or government.
Director
Dr.Maarten A Jongsma, Wageningen UR, Plant Research International, The Netherlands
Responsible for the Center's main activities. In 2009 those were the initiation of a dedicated website and the preparation of new research plans.
Honorary director
Tang Guoping, director of Honghe Senju Biology Co. Inc., Kunming
The initiator of the center and sponsoring its main activities

Associate Director
Professor Wang Caiyun, Horticulture and Forestry Sciences College, HAU, Wuhan
Coordinating the plant related research
Associate Director
Professor Liang Xingcai, Institute of Zoology, CAS, Kunming
Coordinating the chemistry related research
Secretary
Wang Weiwei, MSc, office secretary of the International Centre for Pyrethrum Research located in Kunming
Responsible for the daily affairs of the Center: issue scientific research messages, communicate with all the members, organize the 2010 symposium, maintain web site, publish news about pyrethrum and related products and so on.

Responsible staff for the different research activities of the Centre
Pyrethrum agronomy, breeding, propagation and transformation 
Prof.Wang Caiyun, Horticulture and Forestry Sciences College, HAU, Wuhan
Dr.Maarten A. Jongsma, Wageningen UR, Plant Research International Netherlands
Pyrethrum biochemistry, genetics and insect ecology
Dr. Maarten A. Jongsma, Wageningen UR, Plant Research International, The Netherlands
Pyrethrin extraction facilities
Wang Weimin, Vice-director Honghe Senju, Luxi, Yunnan
Wang Dengju, BSc, pyrethrum product tester, Honghe Senju, Luxi, Yunnan
Pyrethrin formulation 
Professor Wu Xuemin, Department Chemistry, CAU, Beijing
Luo Huaizhong, BSc, Senju, Luxi, Yunnan
Pyrethrin pharmacology
Professor Liang Xingcai, Institute of zoology.CAS, Kunming